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Bench dedicated in Riverside Park for International Overdose Awareness Day
There weren't a lot of dry eyes when dozens of people gathered in Kamloops today for International Overdose Awareness Day. Many marched through Riverside Park before a bench was dedicated to people wh...
Aug 29, 2019
Kamloops woman facing charges in Edmonton drug trafficking investigation
A Kamloops woman is among three people facing charges after being arrested in a drug trafficking investigation in Edmonton last week. Devon Burtch, 26, was charged with possession of drugs for the pur...
Aug 29, 2019
Addictions Minister is Optimistic About B.C.'s Opioid Lawsuit After Decision in Oklahoma
British Columbia Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy is feeling positive about B.C.'s law suit against 40 drug manufacturing companies. It comes after a judge in Oklahoma ordered Johnson ...
Aug 29, 2019
Uber says it wants to be in Kamloops but will not be in the near future
The head of Uber's operations in Western Canada indicates the company won't have ride-sharing in the Kamloops-area anytime soon. Uber has announced it will be coming to Metro Vancouver this year, but ...
Aug 29, 2019 The Uber app. (Photo via Uber)
Crews move 3,000 salmon past Fraser River rock slide site in one day for first time this summer
Officials at the Fraser River rock slide site say they have reached a milestone for moving salmon past the barrier. Section head with the Department of Fisheries Michael Crowe says crews have now move...
Aug 29, 2019
On vaccination records, Education Minister says most parents won't have to do anything as school year begins
When it comes to vaccination records, B.C.'s Education Minister says most parents and teachers won't have to do anything as a new school year gets underway next week. Rob Fleming says it's because of ...
Aug 29, 2019
Province hoping Federal Government addresses forestry crisis before fall election
BC's Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry says there have been some conversations with Federal officials over the forestry crisis. Ravi Kahlon says he hopes the issue moves from conversation to concre...
Aug 29, 2019 New Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon/via Facebook
Kamloops RCMP say two people reported missing in the past week have been found
Kamloops RCMP say two people reported missing in the past week have both been found. Andrew Sorensen and Demelza Soverign were both reported missing in separate instances on August 22 and August 28 re...
Aug 29, 2019
Updated - Brush fire near Batchelor Heights under control
Updated - 5:00 a.m. Crews continue to be at the scene of a brush fire in the Batchelor Heights area of Kamloops. The calls came in around 6:20 p.m. yesterday, reporting a fire about 0.5 hectares in si...
Aug 28, 2019
Many Kamloopsians voice concern to city council over increasing neighborhood density
Kamloops council has enabled three property owners to subdivide their land following lengthy discussions with concerns from neighbors. Council approved development variance permits for two properties ...
Aug 28, 2019
